The day started with a cup of coffee all too early as we waited for our shuttle to get us. We headed to the Dart River. We got to go on a Shotover Boat. I can’t help you with a technical explanation, but somehow this thing has it’s engine and propeller inside it, and it goes REALLY fast, on about 6 inches of water. We did 360s and got all wet and got to see the views and drive all around like it was going out of style. The driver was expertly making you think you were about to fly into rock walls left and right. It was so much fun. And I only screamed once, or twice.

MK decided to book a second boat excursion with the half of the day we had left after this. This was a similar boat, just a little slower. We drove over an hour to get to Glenorchy, where the boat went up a higher part of the Dart River. As we drove, we entered some weather. Here’s the amazing part: they fed us, then gave us our money back and put us back on the bus if we wanted, with a FULL REFUND. We were back before too late and not out any money. I was pretty impressed, as I assumed they were going to hose us, or even worse, make us go out in the rain to see the non existent views.

We took a little nap, wandered out to the hotel bar, and had a meal and some drinks. It was great. The weather cleared out, and our room had a patio with a waterfall view. It ended up being a great day, despite our second trip not making it out.